1983
‘El Nino’. A very dry and windy spring and a dry, dry summer and autumn. Wines of intense flavour and colour that are very slow developers.
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1982
Very good. Early budburst, a dry spring and warm weather until late March. Heavy rain and strong winds in early April, but very clean crops and wines with good colour, fruit flavours and length.
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1981
Wines of bigger weight, higher phenol and extract levels than 1980. Slower developers with generally lower pH’s. A wet winter in 1980 followed by an early budburst and flowering and a warm summer, but a cool, unsettled picking season.
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1980
Forward, fruity wines of mid-weight and with elegant characters. Cool spring and late summer with showery autumn.